Do healthy gums mean a healthy heart?
Regular brushing of teeth, which prevents periodontal disease, amy lower the risk of suffering a stoke or heart attack. Reports Mexico City’s Milenio newspaper. Researches from the University of Minnesota found that people with high levels of bacteria that cause periodontal disease also had a narrower carotid artery. One possible explanation is that the microorganisms that cause periodontal disease emigrate and travel throyghout the bloodstream, which stimulates the immune system and provokes inflammation. In turn, that inflammation increases the buildup of fatty deposites in arteries or contributes to the formation of blood clots that can lead to heart attacks, researchers theorize. Therefore, caring for oral health may have a significant impact on cardiovascular health.
There is no reason why this should be true, medically. If I don’t brush my teeth for 2 weeks, my gums will start to decay… if “healthy gums means a healthy heart” were true, then logically my heart would also decay or decline in health in some way by me not brushing my teeth! When you think through the implications of the statement like this, you can clearly see that it is a load of nonsense…
